Youth Leadership Initiative (YLI) ®

The YES on the HILL 2011 Legislative Summit Recommendations are as follows:

v  No Smoking During Work Hours at a  Childcare Facility

v  No possession of tobacco products during work hours (Mandate all workplace grounds to be tobacco-free)

v  No smoking if you are on Medicaid (To continue/or to get benefits you need to be enrolled in a smoking cessation program

v  No smoking at school sponsored events

Research has demonstrated that prevention is the key to ending the cycle of tobacco-related health issues. Nine out of ten smokers began before the age of 18. Delaying the onset of smoking by as little as three years reduces the probability that a person will smoke in the next 50 years by 82 percent. More than 510 Arkansas will die from issues related to secondhand smoke exposure each year, while more than 4,900 will die from their own smoking.